1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 12
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
James M. Burd (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Ronald D. Painter (D) by 15.6 points.
James M. BurdRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%14,409
Ronald D. PainterDemocrat
42.2%10,527
24,936 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET